# NTSB FTW76DPG60: Piper J5A, N35276, Gould, AR, May 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1976
- Place: Gould, AR · GOULD, AR
- Location: 33.9872° N, 91.5640° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gould, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9872&lon=-91.5640&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154094
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DPG60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPG60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1334  76/5/29    GOULD,AR            PIPER J5A           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 119
        TIME - 1915                    N35276              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AG STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOULD,AR                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35276](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35276-2013-09-12), registration cancelled 2013-09-12, S/N 5-595, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Registry model: [Piper J5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (registry code 7100702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ag Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760529013669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760529013669A), May 29, 1976: Piper J5A, Gould, AR, Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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